D.R. O'Brien's Blog, page 2
August 30, 2012
Shakespeare v Lovecraft Paperback Edition Now Available!!!
Hello All
Yes that's right, paperback edition of Shakespeare v Lovecraft now available from Amazon!
Also available to order from your library, your local indie bookstore and Barnes & Noble via Amazon's extended distribution!
Check it out!
Yes that's right, paperback edition of Shakespeare v Lovecraft now available from Amazon!
Also available to order from your library, your local indie bookstore and Barnes & Noble via Amazon's extended distribution!
Check it out!
Goodreads Giveaway - Shakespeare v Lovecraft!
Dear All
As of tomorrow an autographed copy of Shakespeare v Lovecraft will be up for grabs!!
Check it out at
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Great good luck to all!
As of tomorrow an autographed copy of Shakespeare v Lovecraft will be up for grabs!!
Check it out at
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Great good luck to all!
July 5, 2012
Shakespeare v Lovecraft Official Merchandise Now Available
That's right: Great Cthulhu loves you, and to prove it he has created some funky new merchandise for you to purchase while you wait for the apocalypse and his inevitable rise:
http://www.cafepress.com/shakespearev...
Check it out!
Oh, also, there is a competition for best covers of 2012... if you like the SvP cover, please vote!
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12...
Thanks!
http://www.cafepress.com/shakespearev...
Check it out!
Oh, also, there is a competition for best covers of 2012... if you like the SvP cover, please vote!
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12...
Thanks!
July 2, 2012
Review of Shakespeare v Lovecraft - Just Out Today!!!
One of my favorite websites, the cult film / book site Contains Moderate Panic, has just reviewed S v L... and they LOVED it...
"Bizarre, baroque and amusing... Author D. R. O’Brien successfully manages to blend the worlds of both Shakespeare and Lovecraft to the right degree. The narrative is inventive and offers the reader plenty of interconnected references to both writers bodies of works. Yet it never over reaches itself or becomes too clever. The tone between horror and drama is maintained well and punctuated with the right degree of levity."
"“Is this a Shoggoth which I see before me” and similar such quips ensure that pretension is kept at bay. The novella itself clocks in at a one hundred plus pages and is an ideal length, neither outstaying its welcome nor failing to do justice to it’s own high concept."
"Shakespeare vs. Lovecraft proves to be a very entertaining read that keeps its audience guessing as to what Shakesperean anecdote it will next blend mix with the Cthulhu Mythos. It has a pleasant style and turn of phrase which suits its idiom without smothering it. The author understands the subtleties of both Shakespeare’s and Lovecraft’s work, successfully blending them with confidence and wit. What more could you ask from a literary mashup?"
Check out the full review!!!
http://www.containsmoderateperil.com/...
"Bizarre, baroque and amusing... Author D. R. O’Brien successfully manages to blend the worlds of both Shakespeare and Lovecraft to the right degree. The narrative is inventive and offers the reader plenty of interconnected references to both writers bodies of works. Yet it never over reaches itself or becomes too clever. The tone between horror and drama is maintained well and punctuated with the right degree of levity."
"“Is this a Shoggoth which I see before me” and similar such quips ensure that pretension is kept at bay. The novella itself clocks in at a one hundred plus pages and is an ideal length, neither outstaying its welcome nor failing to do justice to it’s own high concept."
"Shakespeare vs. Lovecraft proves to be a very entertaining read that keeps its audience guessing as to what Shakesperean anecdote it will next blend mix with the Cthulhu Mythos. It has a pleasant style and turn of phrase which suits its idiom without smothering it. The author understands the subtleties of both Shakespeare’s and Lovecraft’s work, successfully blending them with confidence and wit. What more could you ask from a literary mashup?"
Check out the full review!!!
http://www.containsmoderateperil.com/...
